Find out more about this exciting new book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection that examines issues related to open education resources (OER) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Recent evolvements in distance learning have enabled learners in nations all around the world to be participants in courses online. These massive open courses are customarily free but do not always lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that learning technology organizations have to deal with today because e-learning technology is advancing so quickly. How can teachers be assured that the quality of teaching provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can organizations guarantee that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What different business models are being used by organizations like Stanford University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can participants handle issues like low student motivation and high learner attrition?

As elearning technology becomes more prolific there is a expanding demand to perceive how MOOC courses are being conducted. Academics and numerous other participants need to better understand these intriguing new open educational experiments. Students want to grasp how MOOCs can be made better. To respond to this expanding demand for facts the new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of massively open online courses and other open education issues. This interesting new book also discusses the most important controversies associated with these MOOC courses and OERS. To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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